Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Copenhagen to Los Angeles. The right side wins overall because the LAX arrival view over the LA Basin, Hollywood Hills, and the Santa Monica Mountains is one of the most visually rich urban approaches in the world. The Copenhagen departure on the left is excellent but brief. For the long transatlantic and transcontinental cruise, the right side also tracks closer to Greenland's ice sheet and the Canadian Rockies depending on the exact routing, though both sides see similar scenery at cruise altitude over open ocean and tundra.

During takeoff from Kastrup (CPH), sit on the Left side for the best views. CPH typically departs on runway 22L/22R heading southwest, then turns northwest toward the North Atlantic. A left-side seat gives you views over central Copenhagen, the Øresund strait, and the Swedish coast at Malmö just across the water. The city's harbor, Tivoli area, and the distinctive Øresund Bridge are all clearly visible on the left during the initial climb and turn. Notable sights include: Øresund Bridge (connecting Denmark and Sweden), Copenhagen city center and harbor, Malmö waterfront (Sweden), Amager Fælled wetlands below the airport.

When landing at Los Angeles International (LAX), sit on the Right side for the best views. LAX approaches from the east on runway 24L/24R heading west toward the Pacific. A right-side seat on approach gives you the best views of downtown Los Angeles, the Hollywood Hills, and the Santa Monica Mountains as you descend over the LA Basin. The left side faces south toward the South Bay and Long Beach, which is less dramatic. Notable sights include: Downtown Los Angeles skyline, Hollywood Hills and Griffith Observatory, Santa Monica Mountains, Santa Monica Bay coastline.

The flight from Kastrup (CPH) to Los Angeles International (LAX) takes Approximately 10 to 11 hours nonstop.

The great circle route from CPH to LAX passes over southern Norway and the North Sea, then across the North Atlantic south of Iceland, over southern Greenland's ice sheet and fjords, across Baffin Island and Hudson Bay, over the Canadian prairies and the Rocky Mountains in British Columbia or Alberta, then south through the Pacific Northwest and California Central Valley before descending into LA. The Greenland ice sheet and the Canadian Rockies are the most visually dramatic features at cruise altitude.